With early voting polling locations for the 2018 midterms now closed, the Williamson County Elections Department reports 48.49 percent of registered voters in the county cast ballots between Oct. 22-Nov. 2.

County elections officials report 163,126 ballots were cast during early voting, a total that includes ballots cast in person and by mail as well as limited and provisional ballots, according to an unofficial vote count.

The total tops early ballots cast during the 2016 presidential election and is by far the highest early turnout level for midterm elections in Williamson County over the past decade.

More than 100,000 people have voted already in Williamson County as of Oct. 28

More than 100,000 ballots have been cast through the first full week of early voting in Williamson County, according to unofficial counts from the county elections department.

Early voting continues until Friday. Election Day is Nov. 6.

County elections officials report the 105,086 ballots cast so far in early voting includes 8,108 ballots cast by mail, 325 limited ballots and 119 provisional ballots. The total represents 31.24 percent of Williamson County voters.

Registered voters can cast ballots at any polling location in Williamson County.

Posted 9:53 a.m. Oct. 26

Williamson County reports 22.5 percent early voting turnout so far

Daily ballot counts are starting to taper off at polling locations, but with 75,786 votes cast through Thursday, early voting turnout in Williamson County stands this morning at 22.5 percent, according to preliminary data from county elections officials.

On Thursday, the fourth day of early voting for the 2018 midterms, 15,058 ballots were cast, a total that includes in-person, by-mail and limited-ballot voting.

Updated totals from earlier this week include:

Monday, Oct. 22: 23,517 ballots cast

Tuesday, Oct. 23: 20,825 ballots cast

Wednesday, Oct. 24: 16,386 ballots cast

Early voting continues until Nov. 2. Election Day is Nov. 6.

Registered voters in Williamson County can cast ballots at any polling location.

Posted 6:35 a.m. Oct. 25

UPDATE: Williamson County early voting turnout now tops 60,000

After three days of early voting in the 2018 midterms, the Williamson County Elections Department reports 60,728 ballots have been cast, including 16,386 cast Wednesday, according to preliminary totals.

The count includes votes cast in person, by mail or with limited ballots. Registered voters in Williamson County can vote at any polling location.

The county’s busiest early voting locations through Wednesday include:

Early voting for the midterms continues until Nov. 2. Election Day is Nov. 6. Readers can follow ongoing election coverage and updates at communityimpact.com/vote.

Posted 6 a.m. Oct. 24

More than 20,000 votes in Williamson County’s second day of early voting

More than 20,000 people cast ballots during the second day of early voting in Williamson County, acccording to preliminary counts from the county elections department.

The preliminary numbers show 20,794 ballots cast Tuesday and an updated total of 23,518 ballots cast Monday, which was the first day of early voting for the 2018 midterms.

Early voting for the midterms continues until Nov. 2. Election Day is Nov. 6. Readers can follow ongoing election coverage and updates at communityimpact.com/vote.

Posted 9:24 a.m. Oct. 23

Williamson County first-day early voting at highest level in past decade

The first day of early voting in this year’s midterm elections in Williamson County saw 23,496 ballots cast, which ranks as the county’s highest first-day early voting total for November midterm and presidential elections in the past decade, according to data from the county’s elections department.

Early voters on Monday surpassed the mark set by first-day early voters in 2016, when county officials reported 18,058 ballots cast. The previous midterm election in 2014 saw 4,251 ballots cast during the first day of early voting.

The first-day total includes 20,245 ballots cast in person and 2,753 ballots cast by mail as well as 32 limited ballots, according to the data.

Registered voters in Williamson County can cast ballots at any polling location.

Evan Marczynski is editor of the Georgetown edition of Community Impact Newspaper. He joined Community Impact in 2016 as a reporter in Northwest Austin and previously covered Austin-area health care and Round Rock ISD. Evan is a native of the Pacific Northwest, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Western Washington University in 2012 and worked as a newspaper reporter until he moved to Texas.